Tuesday, June 26, 2012

My Journey Update

On July 29 at the San Francisco Marathon Finish Line, My Journey to the Marathon Maniacs silver membership ends. Eight marathons within 365 days can easily be the highlight of my running days and I am glad that I took the Journey.

But .......... after the SFM, there are still 69 days left before the year is up. Why settle for an apple, if you can have an apple pie? Just like those professional athletes who don't know when to quit, I decided to continue My Journey and added two(2) more events. Good Luck to me.

Thanks, Paul! the 1st Long Beach is a low key event organized by Rocket Racing Production and is limited to 50 runners. The course is the beach walk portion of the big event. Rather than do a 20 mile LSD, I might as well join the event. It's in MM race calendar.

Congratulations on your tough accomplishments/achievements! I am sure you will complete your MM journey without no problem. The most(marathons) I did in a year was 6 at 65-66 yrs., younger than you. You are a hardcore marathoner.

It's nice your cramps didn't bother you. Try to recall what you did before & during the race that may have controlled it, i.e. hydration, w/up, carbo-loading, etc. You can apply it before a race. I had plantar faciitis on my right foot when I first started running but it amazingly went away. The only therapy I used was rolling golf balls under my feet. This the first time I hear about Graston Technique. I hope it will help.

The General said,"Old soldiers never die, they just fade away". So with us runners but we keep running any way. Take care.

Thanks, Joe! I also use golf and tennis balls to massage my forefoot and heel. It feels good. The Graston Techique uses a deep type cross-fiber massage with stainless steel instrument to treat and break up scar tissue. Will give you feedback on the therapy.